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CalTech - California Institute of Technology

Physics Theoretical Physics Particle Physics

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Clifford W. Cheung is a Professor of Theoretical Physics in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). A specialist in Physics, particularly at the interface of particle theory and quantum gravity, Cheung earned his B.S. from Yale University in 2004, M.A. from Harvard University in 2006, and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 2009. Following his graduate studies, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley from 2009 to 2012. He joined Caltech in 2012 as an Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics, was promoted to Professor in 2019, and since 2025 has served as the Founding Director of the Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics. In this role, he leads initiatives to support faculty, students, and postdocs in theoretical physics and foster collaborations with institutions such as UC Berkeley, the University of Chicago, Stanford, MIT, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the University of Michigan.